On The Edge

Hey everyone,

2006 has certainly been a year of waiting, i.e. I’ve been waiting, God’s been preparing me!  haha.  Its exciting of course, “leaving” something in our lives always involves preparation for what is next, and through this time I’ve learnt a heap.  So what am I leaving?  I’m leaving work for a while, getting involved in a different kind of work.

For those of you who aren’t aware just yet… the BIG news is that I am attending a course with YWAM (Youth With a Mission) from February 2007.  If you haven’t managed to catch up with me, please send me an email and I can post my letter out to you.  The course I am specifically involved in is located firstly in Matamata (top of the NI) and then overseas for a few months.  Please check out www.pursuitsnz.org.  I will be doing the music one! 

So as things are changing in my life quite significantly for 2007, I felt I’d get started with a central location for pics and updates on where I’m at and whats going on.

To help me get to my course , I am holding a fundraising event on the afternoon of Saturday 10 February 2007.  The event is called “Uniquely Women”.  We have hired professionals to speak on

- Nutrition, Lea Stening 

- Style, Angela Stone

- Skin Care, Melaleuca

- The 3D You, Heather Brown (girltalk, www.girltalk.co.nz) 

Already, God has blown me away and Ephesians 3v20 is the best way to explain what He is doing with this event:

…”Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than we could ever ASK or IMAGINE according to HIS power that works within us”.  (this has definitely my theme verse for 2006!)

Yes, it is a fundraiser but its become so much more!!!  A small vision I had with a few friends over a coffee on a rainy and cold Christchurch day has been upsized by 1000%  attributed only to the MANY blessings poured into it already, for e.g. the key people that are now involved who share a similar vision to myself - their HUGE hearts and amazing enthusiasm, the spot prizes we have been given as well as donations toward the silent auction we will be holding!!!

Some of the prizes we have received to date include: mole map gift vouchers, Health Food mag subscriptions, pamper packs, hair care packs, cadbury packs.  The silent auction will have accommodation packages, art, photography, gym membership. 

I have to blog the many blessings God is pouring into this event from now on because I need to shout out His grace, generousity - His almighty BLESSINGS as much as I possibly can!  to HIM be the glory forever and ever… this EVENT is His after all.

Isaiah 12v4 ““Thank the Lord! Praise his name! Tell the nations what he has done. Let them know how mighty he is!”

I feel so passionately about this being an event that will really reach into women’s lives, celebrating our beauty and uniqueness as well as pampering them… because we all need that! 

Theres going to be a wonderful afternoon tea,  lil bro Tim will manage this (he’s fab in the kitchen if you haven’t had the opportunity to sample the gourmet!)  Tim is at polytech, next year will be his second and he’s training to be a chef.  He’s amazing in the kitchen.

I must really sign off on this now, but thanks to you all for the support and encouragement you are to me.. (Romans 1v12)

Look forward to hearing from you

Love Ruth

PS – if you want tickets to the event or want to sell on my behalf please send me an email. mailforruth@yahoo.co.nz or give me a call.

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